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Good Food Ideas from the Folks at the Ignatius Farm CSA Good Food Ideas from the folks at the Ignatius Farm CSA Guelph csa good food ideas acknoWledgements Thank you to all the people who worked so hard to make this cook book possible... To Intern Jenn McArthur (Who is the “I” in the recipes) Who compiled the recipes, put them in order and tYped them all up To Theresa McArthur Who shared her familY recipes To The Smith FamilY (Intern Rob McArthur’s familY) for some of their familY recipes To Catherine Chafe Who Wrote the CSA cookbook that inspired this one To The World Food Cafe Cookbook for the inspiration behind some of Jenn’s recipes To Ruth Wiederkehn, Pauline MacDonald, MarY SojcZYnski, AmY ProulX, NancY Britton and Heather LekX for contributing recipes To KerrY DalY and NancY Britton for their careful proofreading and not photocopYing anY recipes before the book came out! To Madeleine Theodore for her amaZing pencil illustrations of the Veggies, and our great and happY organic farmer To Sarah J. Clark for putting it all together into the finished design We hope that You enjoY using and sharing these recipes and that You are inspired to create neW ones to add to future books. Ignatius Farm CSA P.O. BoX 1238, Guelph, ON N1H 6N6 519-824-1250 eXt. 245 Email: [email protected] [email protected] © 2003 1 About Saint Ignatius LoYola Who was Ignatius of Loyola? Also knoWn as Inigo LopeZ de LoYola Memorial 31 JulY Profile Spanish nobilitY. Youngest of tWelVe children. Court page. MilitarY education. Soldier. Wounded in the leg bY a cannonball at the siege of Pampeluna on 20 MaY 1521, an injurY that left him partiallY crippled for life. During his recuperation the onlY books he had access to Were The Golden Legend, a collection of liVes of the saints, and the Life of Christ bY Ludolph the Carthusian. These books, and the time spent in contemplation, changed him. On his recoVerY he took a VoW of chastitY, hung his sWord before the altar of the Virgin of Montserrat, and donned a pilgrim's robes. LiVed in a caVe from 1522 to 1523. JourneYed to Rome and the HolY Land Where he Worked to conVert Muslims. Studied theologY at Alcala and Paris, receiVing his degree on 14 March 1534. His meditations, praYers, Visions and insights led to forming the Constitutions of the SocietY of Jesus (Jesuits) on 15 August 1534. He traVelled Europe and the HolY Lands, then settled in Rome to direct the Jesuits. His health suffered in later Years, and he Was nearlY blind at death. The Jesuits todaY haVe oVer 500 uniVersities and colleges, 30,000 members, and teach oVer 200,000 students each Year. Born 1491 at LoYola, GuipuZcoa, Spain as Inigo LopeZ de LoYola Died 31 JulY 1556 at Rome Beatified 1609 bY Pope Paul V Canonized 22 March 1622 bY Pope GregorY XV 1 about the Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph - Tradition in Transition The Guelph Centre of SpiritualitY is 640 acres located at the north edge of the citY of Guelph on HighWaY 6 and consists of farmland, Wetland and Woodland. This land has been oWned bY English-Canadian Jesuits since 1913. OriginallY used as a noVitiate for Young Jesuits in training, the farm alloWed the Jesuits to be partiallY self-sustaining bY proViding enough space for a beef and miXed crop operation. The noVitiate Was actiVe until 1991and at its peak Would haVe had 150 Jesuits liVing and Working on the land. The Jesuit Brothers maintained the farm until 1979 When it Was taken oVer bY the Ignatius Farm CommunitY. Established in 1976 The Farm CommunitY’s primarY purpose Was to bring together an intentional communitY of laY people, Sisters and Jesuits Who had a common interest in liVing in a spiritual communitY While Working the land. The Farm CommunitY closed in 2001 and the residents dispersed into Various communities throughout the countrY. As time progresses, the use of the land continues to go through a transition. There are noW four main purposes on the propertY. TheY include the farm, the CSA, LoYola House and the EcologY Project of the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice. There are nine Jesuits Within the remaining communitY. FiVe reside on the land and four at the rectorY of a local parish, HolY RosarY. The majoritY of the original building is rented out to a VarietY of tenants for office space and educational purposes all With the common thread of a respect for and a desire to be part of this beautiful acreage. The Farm The farm is noW cared for bY a farm manager and his tWo assistants. The staff are assisted bY Volunteers and temporarY Workers including summer and co-op students. In keeping With the philosophY of the Jesuits, about a decade ago the farm started to a moVe toWards organic certification. “We have shifted to natural methods of farming that are more in line with our philosophy of the environment and the land as living spirit.” You maY see this reflected in manY of the practices used in caring for the land, the crops and the liVestock. No sYnthetic or petroleum- based fertiliZers, pesticides, treated seeds, cattle de-Wormers, hormones or geneticallY modified organisms (GMO’s) are used on the propertY. The Ignatius Farm CSA (Community Shared Agriculture) The Ignatius Farm CSA Was started in 2001. CSA’s began in Japan about thirtY Years ago and Were introduced to North America in the 1980's. A CSA is designed to link consumers With farmers in the groWing of organic food. A CSA supports farmers bY paYing them a fair Wage and stands behind the use of organic farming practices. Each member commits to a share in the farm and paYs for that share in four installments throughout the groWing season, thus guaranteeing the farmer income for the season bY, in a sense, preselling their harVest. CSA farms are a creatiVe method to keep small farms Viable, alloWing farmers to staY on their land At the end of the first season a core group Was formed to represent the interest of the shareholders. The farm is operated bY our farmer, Heather LekX. She is assisted 1 about the Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph bY tWo interns and a VarietY of Volunteers. With the formation of the core group the CSA noW has the farmer, the landholders and the shareholders represented in the future of the CSA. Loyola House LoYola House Was built in 1962 With its primarY purpose being a spiritualitY and retreat centre. It is operated bY a staff of siX directors, three office staff and siX support staff and a number of part-time directors. A Director is a person Who leads retreats. Directors encompass people from all Works of life, some professionals, others member of the clergY and manY laY people. TheY giVe talks to group retreats and proVide indiVidual direction and guidance to retreatants. LoYola House attracts oVer a thousand people to it each Year. The retreat house attracts from all oVer the globe and maY be inVolVed in indiVidual or group retreats that range in length from one to fortY daYs. The Ecology Project for Social Faith and Justice The project is co-ordinated bY James Profit, S.J. and began operation in 2000. The primarY purpose of the project is to address eco-justice issues from a faith perspectiVe. A secondarY goal is to increase indiVidual and group aWareness of faith in the enVironment. “Our context of operation includes our human responsibility of care for the earth, our christian faith, and the Jesuit tradition of finding god in all things. We foster and promote: an experience of god in creation, a vision of our society that is committed to fostering the health and well-being of the earth community, ne relationships with creation that advocate respect and harmony rather than domination, awareness of the crisis facing the earth and hope- filled response to this, new ways of responding to the biblical call of justice, community of mutual co-operation and celebration that is committed to the poor and suffering of the earth." The EcologY Project collaborates With other faith and enVironmental groups With similar goals. It sponsors manY enVironmentallY based eVents including lecture series, retreats and Workshops in a VarietY of lengths from a feW hours to a Week. Other Interests ActiVe at Ignatius BeYond the main aspects of the Centre for SpiritualitY, our Visitors include urban NatiVe people reneWing mind, bodY and spirit at their sWeat lodge located on the propertY, communitY members Who tend to garden plots and Volunteers Who assist the Jesuits With the care of the land. And each month the Centre is host to groups from surrounding elementarY, middle and high schools. ManY of these groups take guided tours of the propertY and enjoY learning more about farming, the enVironment and ecologY. In addition, in an effort to be more ecologicallY minded and to lessen our dependencY on fossil fuels, We haVe reduced the amount of grass We cut and alloWing some parts of the laWns to be naturaliZed. We encourage biodiVersitY While managing our land in WaYs that are respectful of organic practices While proViding a safe, Welcoming and beautiful enVironment. 1 csa good food ideas introduction Introduction WhY a recipe book for the CSA? SimplY put, We haVe made an effort to giVe You a large VarietY of Vegetables at each pick-up, but We knoW that a lot of Vegetables aren’t particularlY common – What eXactlY do You do With a kohlrabi, anYWaY? This book hopes to ansWer that question, and giVe You a selection of recipes that You can use throughout the season.
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